Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016

Halau Ulumamo o Hilo Paliku presents a hula performance tomorrow evening in Hawai`i
Volcanoes National Park. See more below. Photo from National Park Service

CONCERN FOR PROTECTING KA`U WATER RESOURCES is welling up from conservationists studying the plan for building a plastic water bottling plant in Pahala. Ken Sugai, who owns the house at nearby Honua`po, is addressing the issue. On The Ka`u Calendar Facebook page, Sugai wrote, “I have concerns on pumping water that took thousands of years to filter through the lava and export it out of the state for profit. It sounds like what Nestlé does. It would seem that it would affect the natural springs and watershed.”

Conservationists are concerned about a proposed
water bottling operation's effects on Ka`u Forest
Reserve, a watershed for the aquifer.

      The development, which is currently under review by Hawai`i County Planning, calls for more than 136,000 square feet in buildings with a water bottling facility, storage and retail stores, along with parking for tour buses, vans and cars along Maile Street.

      Sugai also said this morning that “Ka`u’s water resources are precious. It takes rain thousands of years to percolate through the volcano down to the lens to recharge the aquifer. Thinking about the value of water is like thinking about the preservation of a koa tree. A koa tree may take a hundred years to grow. The pure water of Ka`u takes much longer. People need to realize the importance of protecting this water, especially as people around the world demand bottled water as their own clean water resources are diminished.”

      Regarding plastic bottles of water being shipped from Ka`u to the world, Sugai said that “it is ironic that organizations like Hawai`i Wildlife Fund spend countless volunteer hours cleaning up the plastics from the coast and that plastic bottles could be sent from Ka`u overseas, and some of it could come back as plastics in our ocean for us to clean up on our coast.”

      One of HWF's Ka`u Coast Cleanups takes place this Saturday. To sign up, email kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com.

      The Planning Department is accepting public comments on the proposal. Emails can be sent to planning@hawaiicounty.gov, susan.gagorik@hawaiicounty.gov and larry.nakayama@hawaiicounty.gov.
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COMPLETING FREE APPLICATIONS FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID for college is now a completely different ball game. Families and students, for the first time, will be able to submit financial aid forms as early as Oct. 1 for the 2017-2018 school year instead of the usual date of Jan. 1.

      Additionally, for the first time they will also be able to use the previous year’s tax information instead of estimating the numbers for their upcoming taxes. They can use their 2015 tax returns to complete the FAFSA.

      Financial Aid Nights are scheduled at Kealakehe High School Library on Oct. 5, University of Hawai`i-Hilo Classroom Building Room 100 on Oct. 18 and Kea`au High School Cafeteria on Oct.19. Each begins at 5:30 p.m. Ka`u High School is also in the process of arranging a Financial Aid Night for students and families. The date and time have not yet been arranged.
      See https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/about/announcements/fafsa-changes.
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VOLCANO ART CENTER ANNOUNCED WINNERS of its juried exhibit Return of `Alala: Restoring The Voice of Hawai`i’s Native Forests, a statewide multimedia art competition featuring Hawai`i’s endemic crow.

      Best of Show award was granted to Reyn Ojiri for his oil painting titled `Alala No. 2.

      Two first-place awards were also presented in the professional category. First place in the 2-D category went to John D. Dawson for his watercolor titled Into The Forest Again, and first place in 3-D was awarded to Elizabeth Miller for her `Alala Caws and Coaxes Her World Awake, a hand-tooled aluminum and India ink wall sculpture.

Reyn Ojiri's `Alala No. 2 won Best of Show.
Image from VAC

      Three awards were also granted in the hobbyist division: first place to Maria Macias, second to Lisa Komarczyk and third to Alice Hostica.

      The exhibit is on display at VAC Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park through Oct. 9. Proceeds support the Hawai`i Endangered Bird Conservation Program and celebrate the reintroduction of the `alala into Hawai`i’s forests this November. The exhibit is open to the public and free of charge; park entrance fees apply.
      “Volcano Art Center wishes to express a sincere thank you to the participating artists who submitted work,” gallery manager Emily C. Weiss said. “The juried show is a terrific representation of this unique species, in many different media, by over 40 different artists. Special mahalo to the jurors: Paul Banko, Ph.D., Clifford Hague and Michelle Schwengel-Regala, who had the difficult task of choosing 43 artworks from the over 80 entries submitted to include in the exhibit.
      “The community support and public outreach included in this exhibition exceeded expectations,” Weiss said.
      These works plus the other 36 pieces juried into the exhibition can be viewed daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
      VAC has expanded the exhibit to its Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village, with artwork not selected by the jury on display Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., also through Oct. 9. All works are for sale with proceeds supporting Hawai`i’s endangered birds.
      “VAC is proud to support this conservation effort. We welcome the public to view the exhibit in person or online at volcanoartcenter.org to find out more ways to help support the `alala,” Weiss said.
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HAWAI`I PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION has instructed Hawaiian Electric Companies, including Hawaiian Electric Light Co., to offer a new time-of-use program, which allows customers to manage electricity consumption to reduce monthly bills and benefit the overall grid.

      Traditional electricity prices are flat and do not change based on time of day. TOU programs are designed to price electricity in a way that reflects electricity’s true costs by charging customers different rates at different times of the day, instead of a flat rate. This encourages customers to reduce electricity use during times when electricity is more expensive to produce, while allowing them to take advantage of less expensive electricity being offered at other times.

      The optional TOU rates approved by the PUC offer lower electricity prices during daytime to encourage customers to use energy when solar and other lower-cost renewable sources are available. In exchange, the TOU rates are higher during the evening when the overall electricity demand is greatest (the system peak). The TOU program is the result of collaborative efforts of the utility companies and interested stakeholders, including local community groups, nonprofit organizations and renewable energy companies.

      The on-peak TOU period coincides with the time of day during which the utilities typically experiences the highest volume of residential customer demand. This period has the highest TOU electricity rate, higher than the price a typical customer would be subject to under the current residential tariff. The midday period represents the time of day during which the utilities typically experience relatively lower residential customer demand and higher level of solar and other renewable generation. This midday period features the lowest TOU period rate, below what a typical customer would pay under the current residential tariff. TOU rates are intended to encourage customers to shift their demand from the on-peak evening period to the midday period and to enable more cost-effective integration of renewable energy.
      The program offers open, voluntary, optional enrollment to all residential customers.
      The rate structure has three distinct time periods, each with its own TOU rate: a mid-day period from 9 a.m. up to 5 p.m., an on-peak period from 5 p.m. up to 10 p.m. and an off-peak period overnight from 10 p.m. up to 9 a.m.
      Another program feature is a shadow bill feature, which allows participants to compare bills under the TOU program to what they would have been under their previous residential tariff, in order to determine if the program is beneficial to them.
      The two-year program duration is subject to change by the Commission.
      Customers are able to opt out of the program at any time, without penalty.

      The PUC instructed the utilities to file a tariff for the interim TOU program within thirty days, at which time the tariff will take effect and the program will be open for enrollment. The complete order, as well as links to the docket record, may be found at http://puc.hawaii.gov/.

Sarah Allen Photo from Mauli Ola Festival

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MAULI OLA FESTIVAL OPENS TOMORROW EVENING and continues through Saturday, with yoga, healing arts, human rights presentations, sustainability workshops, music and more. Thursday’s events include Liko Martin speaking about Indigenous Concepts of Land and Human Rights, Sarah Allen on Empowering Women, a program examining Economics of Coffee in Hawai`i and Holly Baade’s Introduction to Sensual Sight & Shamanic Flight.

      For more information and tickets, see mauliolafestival.com.

HALAU HULA ULUMAMO O HILO PALIKU under the direction of Kumu Mamo Brown performs tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
      Free; park entrance fees apply.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Monday, Sept. 19, 2016

A billowy white "laze" plume is one hazard to avoid at the Kamokuna lava ocean entry site. See more below.
Photo from USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

“NATURAL WATER” FROM A PRIVATE WELL would be bottled at the proposed Pahala Town Square & Hawaiian Springs Facility, said Al Kam, manager of the project proposed for the old Ka`u Sugar mill site, states a story by Tom Callis in today’s Hawai`i Tribune-Herald.

A square marks the location of an existing well shaft opening
near a proposed warehouse at the old Ka`u Sugar mill site.
Map from Hawai`i County Planning Department

      According to the story, Hawai`i County Planning Department expects to complete review of the application in October. Kam did not say when construction would take place if the project receives approval by county Planning Director Duane Kanuha.

      The development would include more than 136,000 square feet in buildings with a water bottling facility, storage and retail stores, along with parking for tour buses, vans and cars along Maile Street. The largest building currently on the property is 12,000 square feet. For comparison, the buildings would cover more than three times the area of the new Ka`u gymnasium.
      “We’re here to provide jobs to the state of Hawai`i,” Kam told Callis. “We’re trying to rebuild manufacturing in the state of Hawai`i.” He didn’t estimate how many jobs the facility would provide.
      According to Callis, Kam is owner of Hawaiian Springs, which bottles water in Kea`au. Kam told Callis the main market for the premium product would be “the mainland and elsewhere.”
      “We want an export product,” he said. “We are poised to take advantage of that.”
      The Planning Department is accepting public comments on the proposal. Emails can be sent to planning@hawaiicounty.gov, susan.gagorik@hawaiicounty.gov and larry.nakayama@hawaiicounty.gov.

      See hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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KILAUEA SUMMIT’S LAVA LAKE has again risen to a visible level. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that it was 56 feet below the floor of Halema`uma`u crater this morning and rising.

Webcam captured lava spattering at Kilauea's summit this morning.
Photo from USGS/HVO

      Spectators have been able to see lava spattering and upheavals of the lake’s crust several days this month as Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park continues its centennial celebration.

      Webcam views of the lake can be seen at hvo.wr.usgs.gov.

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“THE PLUME IS NOT YOUR FRIEND,” Hawaiian Volcano Observatory warns in the current issue of Volcano Watch.
      Referring to lava entering the ocean at Kamokuna, the article states, “This ‘laze’ (short for lava haze) plume, a byproduct of the lava-ocean interaction, is formed as hot lava boils seawater to dryness. The process leads to a series of chemical reactions that result in the formation of a billowing white cloud composed of an irritating mixture of condensed, acidic seawater steam, hydrochloric acid gas, and tiny shards of volcanic glass. Visitors should avoid this plume, as even the wispy edges of it can cause skin and eye irritation and breathing difficulties.
      “Once formed, the effects of the laze plume are literally blowing in the wind. During prevailing trade wind conditions – normally greater than about 80 percent of the year – air flow from nighttime through early morning carries this noxious ocean entry plume off shore and out to sea. This is good news for coastal entry visitors who approach the lava flow field from the end of the National Park's Chain of Craters Road (the west side of the ocean entry).
      “By contrast, from mid-morning through late afternoon, trade wind flow on Kilauea’s south flank carries the plume onshore and along the coast, resulting in poor air quality for National Park visitors hoping to catch the ocean entry lava show. During the along shore intervals, the chances of clearer viewing conditions are greater if visitors approach the ocean entry from the Kalapana (east) side, rather than from the west.
      “Regardless of the direction the wind is blowing, visitors to the ocean entry need to be mindful of all of the hazards present at the coastal entry and should vigilantly watch for changing conditions. Enjoy the beauty, but mind the hazards—and heed all warning signs!”
      See hvo.wr.usgs.gov/havo.
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FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, the Hawai`i Board of Education gave Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi an overall rating of “Exceeds Expectations” in her annual job performance evaluation.
      “The superintendent and her team sets high expectations for the department and has continued to collaborate with the Board, schools and community on advancing these goals,” said BOE Chairman Lance Mizumoto.

Kathryn Matayoshi

      The BOE evaluation is comprised of the following categories with Superintendent Matayoshi’s rating in each: Overall Rating, Exceeds Expectations; Overall Management Abilities, Exceeds Expectations; and

      Performance Objectives and Program Accomplishments: Fully Meets Expectations.
      The Board noted a number of accomplishments in Matayoshi’s evaluation, posted here​. According to the BOE, Hawai`i State Department of Education continues to make progress in key systemic areas from progress on addressing the statewide achievement gap to expansion of community engagement with a focus on career and college.
      “The department continues to work hard in transforming public education. This rating is reassuring feedback that we are on the right track and a reflection of the high performance and dedication of the department’s leadership team, administrators, teachers and students,” Matayoshi said. “We will continue to strive higher and remain student-focused in our decision making and planning.”
      Additional HIDOE accomplishments over the past year include establishment of new offices, including the Office of Hawaiian Education and Community Engagement; implementation of “Jacob's Study,” a three-phase project that will help HIDOE compile a comprehensive space inventory of all of its facilities; expansion of the free meal and summer meals programs; reduction in open cases of Department Directed Leave and Leave Pending Investigation; securement of multiple grants, including the New Skills for Youth grant awarded to 24 states to improve career preparation systems; and launched efforts to review and revise the joint HIDOE/BOE Strategic Plan concurrently to the drafting of a state plan in response to the new federal law the Every Student Succeeds Act.
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VIDEOCONFERENCING OF HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL meetings this week is available at Na`alehu State Office Building.

      Committees meet tomorrow, with Governmental Relations & Economic Development at 9 a.m.; Public Works & Parks & Recreation, 9:15 a.m.; Public Safety & Mass Transit, 9:45 a.m.; Planning, 10:30 a.m.; Environmental Management, 1 p.m.; and Finance, 2 p.m.
      The full council meets Wednesday at 9 a.m.
      All meetings take place at West Hawai`i Civic Center in Kona.
      See hawaiicounty.gov for agendas and live streaming of the meetings.

MAULI OLA FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE Wednesday through Saturday at Wood Valley Farm. The event features live music, performance, shamanism, mind/body healing, fermented foods, holistic health, land-based skills workshops, and a Coffee & Human rights circle.

      For more information, see mauliolafestival.com, email malian@kauspecialtycoffee.com, or call 503-575-9098.

KILAUEA VISITOR CENTER AUDITORIUM in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park presents a hula performance, Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Halau Hula Ulumamo o Hilo Paliku’s Kumu hula Mamo Brown was formally trained in the `ai ha`a, or low bombastic style, of kahiko hula. After her `uniki, she started her own halau and carries on the kahiko tradition.
      Free; park entrance fees apply.

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Ka`u Calendar News Briefs Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016

Runners head to the trail at yesterday's Ka`u Coffee Trail Run. See more below. Image from video by Vernon Harvey.

OCT. 4 IS THE DEADLINE to finish the new Ka`u High School gym, Nancy Cook Lauer reported in Hawai`i Tribune-Herald.

      According to Cook Lauer, the county is paying overtime to contractors who are rushing to finish to project.

Hawai`i County P&R Director Clayton Honma. Image from youtube

      “The pending cost attributed directly to OT is approximately $97,000,” Parks and Recreation Director Clayton Honma told Cook Lauer. “Please understand that the county is only paying for the overtime premium (the ‘half’ in the ‘time-and-a-half’) as the contractor’s contract includes the straight-time cost component for the work.”

      Several delays have caused the project to be two years behind schedule. During grading, a lava tube and burial site was discovered. County inspectors also required contractors to remove and reinstall more than 21,000 square feet of the new concrete floor.
      Hawai`i County’s contract with Summit Construction is $17.1 million, and the project is at least $228,000 over budget, Cook Lauer said. The state allocated $18 million for the gym and shelter.
      See westhawaiitoday.com.

Billy Barnett won the Ka`u Coffee Trail Run
Half Marathon. Photo by Peter Anderson

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KA`U COFFEE TRAIL RUN RESULTS ARE IN. Bill Barnett won the Half Marathon at the third annual event with a time of 1:39:05. He also won in 2014. Michael Sullivan followed at 1:42:27, and Alex Richardson crossed the finish line with a time of 1:55:08.

      Amy Young placed first in the women’s division of the Half Marathon at 1:59:27. Gillian Wood and Jacqueline Anton ran a close race for second place, with times of 2:17:22:0 and 2:17:22:7, respectively.
      In the 10K men’s division, first through third places went to Patrick Baker, 54:59; Keith Mackenzie, 58:49; and Nathaniel Hepp, 59:48.
      Women’s division winners were Abigail Rothoiz, 1:01:02; Megan Lamson, 1:01:55; and Cary Aurand, 1:04:52.
      Michael Schueller won the 5K with a time of 20:36. Kevin Sun came in second at 23:41, and Sampson Soder place third at 23:59. Megan Denny was the first women to finish the 5K at 27:46. Antonia Villa, 28:35, and Sheena Flores, 28:47, followed.

      Vernon Harvey’s aerial footage of the event can be viewed at youtube.com/watch?v=9-8FsDDHTFY.

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Austrian Hermann Dittrich, here with Myra Jean Sumida, won first
in his age group. Photo from Hermann Dittrich

THREE-TIME WINNER among 60-69-year-old men in yesterday’s Ka`u Coffee Trail Run Half-Marathon is Hermann Dittrich, of Austria. Dittrich plans to live on this island until March and run in the Honolulu Marathon in December.
      A vegan who runs four times a week, Dittrich comes to Hawai`i each winter and grows his own food while training. He does the same in spring and summer in Austria. 

      Dittrich is a retired attaché with the Austrian Army.
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HAWAI`I DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION is teaming up with Hawai`i County Police Department and child passenger safety advocates to promote National Child Passenger Safety Week, today through Saturday.

Children should use booster seats until they can use seat belts
correctly. Photo from Parents Central

      During the week and throughout the year, Hawai`i’s child passenger safety technicians are dedicated to helping parents and caregivers learn how to correctly install child safety seats and properly buckle up their keiki, whether it’s in child safety seats, booster seats or when using the vehicle’s seat belts. 

      “Hawai`i’s keiki are our most precious asset. We can and need to do better to give them the future they deserve,” said HDOT director Ford Fuchigami. “Parents and caregivers can improve their child’s safety by simply using child safety seats, booster seats and seat belts properly.”
      In Hawai`i, children under four years old are required to ride in a child safety seat, and children four through seven years old must ride in a child passenger restraint or booster seat. Violators are required to appear in court, and if convicted, must attend a four-hour class. They may also be assessed a penalty of up to $500.
      According to 2014 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 24 percent of children ages four through seven years old were prematurely moved to seat belts, and nine percent were unrestrained. Children should remain in booster seats until they are four feet nine inches tall and can use seat belts correctly without the booster seat.

HDOT Director Ford Fuchigami

      Before a child can be moved from a child safety seat to a booster seat, parents and caregivers should check that the lap belt fits across the child’s upper thigh, the shoulder belt fits across the child’s shoulder and chest, the child’s knees bend comfortably at the edge of the seat when his or her back and bottom are against the vehicle seat back, and the child can stay seated properly during the entire trip.

      Additionally, the American Academy of Pediatrics is now advising that children ride rear-facing until at least the age of two. To educate the public about this recommendation and Hawai`i’s child restraint law, HDOT is airing public service announcements on television and in movie theaters statewide.
      Hawai`i has more than 340 certified child passenger safety technicians, including firefighters, law enforcement officers, medical professionals and parents. All technicians have been trained to provide instruction on choosing the right car seat, installing it and using it correctly.
      “Each county has child restraint inspection stations and community car seat checks to ensure that all children return home safe,” Fuchigami said. “Parents and caregivers should utilize these free resources to better protect their children.”
Free public car seat check events will be held on National Seat Check Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Target stores in Hilo and Kona.

      For more on child safety, as well as a list of child restraint inspection stations and community car seat check, see www.kipchawaii.org or www.safercar.gov/parents.
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IN SPORTS, KA`U HIGH’S EIGHT-MAN football team hosted Pahoa yesterday. The Trojans racked up 14 points, but fell to the Daggers, who ended up with 18 points. Zachary Kai and Jacob Flores scored one touchdown each, and Kai scored with a two-point conversion.
      Next Saturday, the team travels to Kohala.
      Also yesterday, wahine Trojan volleyball teams went north to play Kohala. Varsity scores of 10, 18 and 21 fell short. Junior varsity won their first game, but then Kohala won the second and the tie-breaker, with final scores of 25-22, 3-25 and 10-15.
      Hosting Hilo on Tuesday, varsity scored 17, 11, and 17 in their three games, and junior varsity scores were 8 and 9 in their best of three games match.

      This week, the teams head to Konawaena on Wednesday and Kohala on Saturday.

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U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono

SEN. MAZIE HIRONO SECURED HAWAI`I priorities in a wide-ranging bill to improve water resources. The Water Resources Development Act of 2016 creates a program to repair high hazard dams, promote green infrastructure and support public-private partnerships. The bill authorizes over $12 billion in funding for the Army Corps of Engineers and supports water infrastructure projects across the country.

      “Hawai`i residents know too well the dangers that flash floods present to life and property. It’s critical that we upgrade our water infrastructure to ensure that families are protected,” Hirono said. “I’m proud to have successfully fought for programs to keep another Kaloko Dam disaster from occurring, support projects like the Ala Wai Flood Mitigation Program and dedicate funding to maintaining rural harbors.”

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LEARN ABOUT S.N.A.P., USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Monday from 8:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Na`alehu Community Center. Information includes how to apply.

      Call 929-8571 for more information.

KA`U RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE in Hawai`i County Council meetings this week. Committees meet Tuesday, with Governmental Relations & Economic Development at 9 a.m.; Public Works & Parks & Recreation, 9:15 a.m.; Public Safety & Mass Transit, 9:45 a.m.; Planning, 10:30 a.m.; Environmental Management, 1 p.m.; and Finance, 2 p.m.

      The full council meets Wednesday at 9 a.m.
      All meetings take place at West Hawai`i Civic Center in Kona.
      Videoconferencing is available at Na`alehu State Office Building. See hawaiicounty.gov for agendas and live streaming of the meetings.

Sunalini Menon Photo from Mauli Ola Festival

MAULI OLA FESTIVAL OPENS WEDNESDAY evening at Wood Valley Farm. The festival brings people together to celebrate, learn and generate new conversations about coffee, human rights and earth-friendly practices like permaculture and Leave No Trace. 

      A community discussion about how to improve human rights in the coffee industry takes place at 5:30 p.m. following the opening oli at 5 p.m.
      Sunalini Menon, Sarah Allen, Sarah Grant and others will join the event sponsored by Barista Magazine and Ka`u Specialty, LLC.
      Sunalini Menon has been in the coffee industry since graduating in food technology from the University of Madras, India in 1972. She has spent more than 40 years in coffee in the arena of coffee quality.
      Sarah Allen, editor and co-founder of Barista Magazine, has been a driving force in the international barista movement from its outset.
      Sarah G. Grant is an assistant professor of cultural anthropology at California State University, Fullerton. She studies the industrial grade and burgeoning specialty coffee industries in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on Vietnam.
      See mauliolafestival.com for more information and tickets.

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